[Tater salad]

I had a customer give me some red snapper filets. They are big and still have the skin on them. The wife and I have never made these before. Do we filet the meat from the skin chunk it up and batter and fry it?
He also gave me some red fish. What’s a good way to cook them?

 

[Wooleybooger]

Man it's been more years than I want to admit to since I cooked red snapper. I put the skinned fillet in a greased oven proof dish with melted butter and a couple lemon slices and some dried tarragon I think. Covered and baked at 350 for probably 20 minutes.

 

[Shane R]

If you grill, leave the skin on. Those work well in fish tacos, in which case you will want to skin them.

 

[Colbyt]

If you want to skin them out the skin side down and work the knife flat to the board. Once you get it started it is as easy a peeling a banana.

 

[Wooleybooger]

If you want to skin them out the skin side down and work the knife flat to the board. Once you get it started it is as easy a peeling a banana.

Start at the tail, cut down at angle toward the head end, hold the tail with one hand while cutting.

 

[PickyPrincess]

I've only ever eaten it grilled.🤷

 

[Wooleybooger]

I've only ever eaten it grilled.🤷

Oh try it baked as I described. As I recall it is a game fish per TX and Fed laws not to be sold in fish markets. I would catch them when fishing on the charter boat New Buccaneer out of Galveston. It was in the late 70's,

 

[Shane R]

Oh try it baked as I described. As I recall it is a game fish per TX and Fed laws not to be sold in fish markets. I would catch them when fishing on the charter boat New Buccaneer out of Galveston. It was in the late 70's,

When I worked the fish market at HEB we always had whole red snapper in the counter.

 

[Wooleybooger]

When I worked the fish market at HEB we always had whole red snapper in the counter.

Perhaps I misinterpreted the statues, just checked my local HEB and they show this.

https://www.heb.com/search/?q=red%20snapper

I ain't got that kind of money.

 

[Colbyt]

Wooley. Pretty sure I won't be buying any .